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Great Information to know when boarding your fur baby!

When dogs are away from home and out of their routine, stress plays an important role regarding your pet’s health. When boarding your pet, the most common things we see as a pet care facility are generally stress induced. Diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, and illness are very common when your pet is away from his/her natural home routine.

Stress can be caused by a variety of factors: being away from home and loved ones, a new environment, other dogs, new noises, different smells, the people associated with a pet care facility, a change in food or water…the list goes on. Whatever triggers a stress reaction also triggers physical changes in your pet.

The pituitary gland releases a hormone called ACTH into the bloodstream, which in turn signals the adrenal glands to release epinephrine and other natural steroids. Each of these products serves to get the body ready to react (the old “fight or flight” pattern). So the hormones have effects on various body systems. For example, blood pressure increases and the heart has to work harder; the kidney and urinary systems slow down; the immune system, which fights off disease and infections, shuts down temporarily. We may see physical signs of vomiting, diarrhea, lack of appetite, lethargy, or increased respiration. Continue reading »

NEW BOARDING PICK-UP POLICY

All boarding dogs not receiving a grooming service (bath & brush, de-shedding treatment, or haircut) need to be picked up before 12 pm on their departure date in order to avoid an additional charge of daycare for the day. If you pick-up after 12 pm, a daycare charge for that day will be applied. If you are receiving a grooming service on your departure day then this does not apply to you. Thank you for your understanding!